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The Perfect Run

Maxime J. Durand (Void Herald)

S+97/100
The Perfect Run is now available on Amazon and Audible: Volume 1 (Audiobook), Volume 2 (Audiobook), Volume 3 Ryan "Quicksave" Romano is an eccentric adventurer with a strange power: he can create a save-point in time and redo his life whenever he dies. Arriving in New Rome, the glitzy capital of sin of a rebuilding Europe, he finds the city torn between mega-corporations, sponsored heroes, superpowered criminals, and true monsters. It's a time of chaos, where potions can grant the power to rule the world and dangers lurk everywhere. Ryan only sees different routes; and from Hero to Villain, he has to try them all. Only then will he achieve his perfect ending... no matter how many loops it takes. The Perfect Run updates on Tuesday and Saturday. Cover by Vitaly S. Alexius.
pf7.0· 1Royal Road4.81· 8.5KGoodreads4.43· 5.9K
Anti-heroComedyMysteryOverpowered MCSci-fiSuperpowers+1

The Primal Hunter

Zogarth

S+97/100
Book 1 now available on Kindle, Kindle Unlimited & Audible On just another normal Monday, the world changed. The universe had reached a threshold humanity didn’t even know existed, and it was time to finally be integrated into the vast multiverse. A world where power is the only thing that one can truly rely on. Jake, a seemingly average office worker, finds himself thrust into this new world. Into a tutorial filled with dangers and opportunities. In a world that should breed fear and concern, an environment that makes his fellow coworkers falter, Jake instead finds himself thriving. Perhaps… Jake was born for this kind of world, to begin with. Release Schedule: 5 chapters a week. Average chapter length: 2500 Tags and content warnings are mainly to give me creative freedom later on. This is my first novel ever, and English isn’t my native language, so go easy on me chaps. Any feedback is more than welcome, of course. Also, this novel is only posted on Royalroad, Patreon, and my Amazon releases, so if you are reading it elsewhere, it's pirated and you suck if you keep reading.
pf7.0· 1Royal Road4.65· 13KGoodreads4.50· 22.8K
Anti-heroBase BuildingGameLitLitRPGOverpowered MCSecondary World+2

Villains' Code

Drew Hayes

S+95/100
Gifted with metahuman powers in a world full of capes and villains, Tori Rivas kept away from the limelight, preferring to work as a thief in the shadows. But when she's captured trying to rob a vault that belongs to a secret guild of villains, she's offered a hard choice: prove she has what it takes to join them or be eliminated. Apprenticed to one of the world's most powerful (and supposedly dead) villains, she is thrust into a strange world where the lines that divide superheroes and criminals are more complex than they seem. The education of a villain is not an easy one, and Tori will have to learn quickly if she wants to survive. On top of the peril she faces from her own teacher, there are also the capes and fellow apprentices to worry about, to say nothing of having to keep up a civilian cover. Most dangerous of all, though, are those who loathe the guild's very existence. Old grudges mean some are willing to go to any length to see the guild turned to ash, along with each one of its members. Even the lowly apprentices.
Goodreads4.54· 7.4K
Anti-heroCompetent MCSuperpowersUrban Fantasy

Arise

Jez Cajiao

S+93/100
When you steal a hundred grand from some very bad people, the best way to survive is to stay small and quiet...Possibly its not to save a pair of drowning girls, not go 'viral' on social media and certainly not to let the local police take your passport, trapping you on a small 'party' island in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea.But Steve isn't the average guy, he's ex-military, ex-enforcer and ex-human. He's a one man nanite fuelled nightmare for those that cross the line, and he's decided that its time to clean up his act. He's going to make up for the things he's done, and save 'the little guys'.It's a nice fantasy, but even he has to admit, it's really just a justification, because he's a very bad man, with horrifying abilities, and he's only just learning what he's capable of. He needs a reason to not go to the dark, and if thats hunting down the creatures of the night and beating them to death with their own femurs?Well, he's just the man for the job.Stolen money. Greek Islands. Werewolves and Enforcers... what could possibly go wrong?
Goodreads4.55· 2.1K
Anti-heroNon-human MCSuperpowersUrban Fantasy

Hell Difficulty Tutorial

Cerim

S+93/100
Book 1 is now available on Kindle and Audible! Never underestimate the guy who has so much Mana it should kill him... Nathaniel's bus ride was supposed to be just another boring commute. But now, he, 23 fellow passengers, and a corgi named Biscuit are stuck in a "Hell difficulty" tutorial, battling monsters and leveling up. Easy difficulty, anyone can handle. Normal difficulty, you've got to put up a fight to get by. Hard difficulty is where only the tough ones last. And Hell? That's where you have to be a bit out of your mind! With his terrifying talent for mana manipulation, Nathaniel decides to invest every stat point into mana. Attribute imbalance be damned. It will either kill him before the monsters and his enemies can, or turn him into one of the most powerful beings within the system. My Discord - https://discord.com/invite/s5ARCv7kfG New chapters are released 5 times per week Monday - Friday (CEST).
pf7.0· 1Royal Road4.59· 5.1KGoodreads4.48· 5.3K
Anti-heroGameLitIsekaiLitRPGOverpowered MCPost-apocalyptic

Rock falls, everyone dies

zechamp

S+91/100
By a stroke of fate, a stone gains sentience and sets out on a grand quest to touch grass. However, the system forgot to change its stats from their [Metric] values to the appropriate [Str, Int, Dex] values. Things escalate. Fast. Features:- Cultivation - Jade Beauties- Numbers go up (Ridiculously up. All of them)- Most balanced protagonist of all time (is round, so is balanced) Thank you Sininenblue for making this cool cover for me! You a legend. Previously titled DMG=MA This story is currently only available on Royalroad.com, scribblehub and on my patreon. Any other versions are stolen and an infringement on my copyright. The first chapter was posted here in January 2023.
Royal Road4.74· 5.1KGoodreads4.00· 91
Anti-heroComedyCultivationLitRPGNon-human MCOverpowered MC+3

Sublight Drive (Star Wars)

mirrth

S+91/100
It is twenty-two years before the Battle of Yavin, and the galaxy is at war. Born to a not unimportant, not important planet in the Inner Rim, Rain never placed much thought into his future. After all, the galaxy is vast, and peaceful living should not be hard to find. Two decades later, armies are marshalled, and warships grace the stars, propelled aloft the wings of war. Armed with the knowledge of nine movies, Rain is forced into joining the galactic conflict. On the losing side. *AU with many, many POVs; don't expect a casual self-insert flick I HAVE NOT PUBLISHED THIS STORY WITH ANY OTHER PENNAME OTHER THAN "mirrth" or "miraage". If you spot this story published on Webnovel or anywhere else under another name or title, rest assured it is plagiarised. If you enjoyed reading Sublight Drive, please help me report them! Thank you!
Royal Road4.80· 3K
Anti-heroGenius MCMilitaryReincarnationSci-fi

Vainqueur the Dragon

Maxime J. Durand (Void Herald)

S+91/100
Vainqueur now has a Webtoon adaptation! It is now available on Amazon! Book 1 (Audiobook 1), Book 2 (Audiobook 2), Book 3 (Audiobook 3), Book 4 (audiobook 4). Vainqueur Knightsbane is your average dragon: a giant, fire-breathing lizard who loves to take naps on his golden hoard, kidnap princesses for fun, and make the life of adventurers miserable. Vainqueur's only pleasure in life is to watch his treasure get bigger, one coin at a time. So when a would-be thief turned unwilling minion tells him about "classes," "levels," and "quests," Vainqueur wonders if maybe, just maybe, he should consider a career change. After all, why bother hunting monsters for free when you can get paid for it?
Royal Road4.71· 5.5KGoodreads4.27· 2.1K
Anti-heroComedyLitRPGNon-human MCOverpowered MCSatire

Reborn as a Demonic Tree

XKarnation

S+90/100
Hey everyone! Books 1-8 have been removed for Amazon! Read the edited version of Book 1 on Kindle, Kindle Unlimited & Audible. This will be a very long series with regular uploads 3x a week: Monday/Wednesday/Friday (Except breaks) Another series of mine you might like: Shapeshifter Ashlock awoke in the courtyard of a demonic sect... as a tree. A tree that eats people. And one that grows stronger over time due to a daily sign-in system and cultivation. Discuss the fiction and hang out with other readers: Discord. Support the author and get access to more chapters: Patreon. All rights reserved; do not repost on other sites without the author's permission.
Royal Road4.52· 5.7KGoodreads4.46· 2.4K
Anti-heroBase BuildingCozyCultivationLitRPGNon-human MC+5

Everybody Loves Large Chests

Exterminatus

S89/100
Everybody Loves Large Chests is now available on Amazon and Audible! Featuring lots of editorial love and a more enjoyable reading/listening experience! Large chests are said to encompass all manner of hopes and dreams. Men covet them. Women envy them. But one fact holds true - everyone wants to get their hands on some big ones. The same holds true for one intrepid adventurer - a strapping young lad by the name of Himmel. Armed with his grandfather’s trusty longsword and the dream of being the strongest, he sets out on the journey of a lifetime! It is sure to be a long and dangerous road, fraught with danger! And it all starts with a simple test - reach Level 5 in the dungeon called the ‘newbie zone’ and earn the right to become a full-fledged adventurer! However, such things get hopelessly derailed when his adolescent mind beholds an exposed chest for the first time. A fateful meeting that would inevitably lead his life in a direction he never even dreamed of! This fiction is written, maintained and owned by Neven Iliev. It is also a participant of the WriTEr's pledge.
Royal Road4.55· 6.9KGoodreads4.27· 6.7K
Anti-heroComedyDungeon CrawlingHaremLitRPGMilitary+5

The Dark Profit Saga

J. Zachary Pike

S89/100
Professional heroes kill and loot deadly monsters every day, but Gorm Ingerson's latest quest will be anything but business as usual.The adventuring industry drives the economy of Arth, a world much like our own but with more magic and fewer vowels. Monsters' hoards are claimed, bought by corporate interests, and sold off to plunder funds long before the Heroes' Guild actually kills the beasts. Of course, that's a terrible arrangement for the Shadowkin; orcs, goblins, kobolds, and their ilk must apply for to become Noncombatant Paper Carriers (or NPCs) to avoid being killed and looted by heroes.When Gorm Ingerson, a Dwarven ex-hero with a checkered past, stands up for an undocumented goblin, he inadvertently singles himself out for recruitment by a prophet of the mad goddess to undertake a suicidal quest. But there's more to Gorm's new job than an insane Powerful corporations and governments have shown an unusual interest in the quest. If his party of eccentric misfits can stop fighting each other long enough to recover the Elven Marbles, Gorm might be able to turn a bad deal into a golden opportunity.
Goodreads4.33· 10.6K
Anti-heroCompetent MCLoner MCSecondary World

New Era Online

Shemer Kuznits

S89/100
After being betrayed and cursed by an extremely rare spell, Oren, a powerful and influential player, finds himself as a 1st level Goblin! Without even a fraction of his previous power, he vows to pull through and have revenge on those who betrayed him. His thorough knowledge of the game's world and his unique ability to immerse himself entirely are his only advantages. But first, he must figure out how to survive long enough playing what is basically a low-level fodder monster!
Goodreads4.36· 9K
Anti-heroGameLitVRMMO

Just Deserts: Revised Edition (MHA, OC)

Elbowsnapper

S88/100
Hisoka Higawara struggles to understand those around him, but he's learning quickly. One day, he makes friends with a girl named Nanami, and his life will never be the same. My Hero Academia. MHA. OC. Sand Manipulation Quirk. Complete. Revised, restructured and rebuilt from the ground up, Just Deserts gets a new coat of paint. Enjoy.
Royal Road4.79· 1.4K
Anti-heroGenius MCMysteryOverpowered MCSuperpowers

Downtown Druid

Seersucker

S87/100
Betrayed by his former gang and thrown into the Rendhold Underprison, Dantes has spent the last five years scraping by. A whoreson of orcish, human, and elvish blood, he's lived on the periphery of the periphery, lying, cheating, and stealing to survive. After a run of bad luck, he's made a powerful enemy. Luckily, he's also gotten all the tools he needs to turn things around. A slow burn progression fantasy focused on rising through the criminal underworld of a city-state using newfound powers and quick wits. MC's powers will develop slowly, but he will use them in creative ways to get ahead, and in the meantime he's not above just braining someone with a club. Anti-hero/villainous MC with a code. 1500+ words per chapter Books 1 and 2 are stubbed Buy book 1 HERE
Royal Road4.74· 2.7KGoodreads4.38· 1.1K
Anti-heroGenius MCIsekaiOverpowered MCSecondary WorldVillain MC+1

The Elf Who Would Become A Dragon [Vols 1–3 Complete]

ljamberfantasy

S87/100
They made her conform.She made them regret it. Saphienne lived the idyllic life of an elf in the woodlands. They told her she was loved; they told her she belonged; they told her she was superior to the aging, dying mortals. Eternal joy was to be her birthright, delivered by the supremacy of elven magic. But Saphienne was a profoundly gifted child — and all gifts demand a price. The woodlands weren’t the paradise they seemed, and once she’d witnessed their hidden suffering she couldn’t look away. Perhaps that was why she pursued an apprenticeship in wizardry, hurling herself against challenges both magical and moral. Saphienne would grow to become a formidable woman… and when the flames subsided, the elves would strike her name from history. Come: listen to the story they don’t want you to hear. Behold Saphienne in her becoming. See her rise and fall, losing what she cherishes and finding what matters, and in the end? Decide who she was for yourself. The Elf Who Would Become A Dragon is a heartwarming and heartbreaking fantasy about rejection and belonging, power and consequence, and the cost of being ourselves. Expect character-driven writing; fun but believable characters who grow over time; slow burn, slice of life drama with highs and lows; conflict with meaningful stakes; twists with satisfying conclusions; thoughtful and detailed worldbuilding; and an accessible, compelling story that has many layers — if you want to look for them. Written with accessible language for adult readers. New chapters on Wednesdays and Fridays. All chapters © L. J. Amber 2025–2026, All Rights Reserved. Ratings distribution of TEWWBAD as of 23rd March 2026 at 12:22 GMT.Changes relative to 25th November 2025 at 05:09 GMT.5-stars: 916 (+424 — +322 ratings, +29 reviews, +73 advanced reviews)4.5-stars: 55 (+24 — +19 ratings, +5 reviews)4-stars: 33 (+11 — +9 ratings, +2 reviews)3.5-stars: 19 (+7 ratings, +1 advanced review)3-stars: 14 (+4 ratings, +2 reviews)2.5-stars: 6 (+4 ratings)2-stars: 9 (+5 ratings, +1 review)1.5-stars: 4 (+2 ratings)1-star: 00.5-star: 5 (+3 ratings)Overall Change to Average Rating: -0.01 stars
Royal Road4.78· 1.4K
Anti-heroCozyGenius MCLGBTQ+Non-human MCOverpowered MC+2

Split Second

idkmanseemssketchy

S87/100
Congratulations! [Earth] has finally reached the minimum level of ambient mana that is required to support integration into the wider cosmos. According to scans, [Earth] has one species capable of higher reasoning and thought. That's a higher number than [ERROR]% of planets! If you can understand this message, then you must be part of the species [Human]. Lucky you! IF YOU ARE NOT PART OF THE SPECIES [Human] AND ARE RECEIVING THIS MESSAGE, CONTACT YOUR DESIGNATED LOCAL SUPPORT HUB WITHIN THE NEXT [8] SECONDS. To support the integration of [Humans] into the greater cosmos, the... [ERROR] [retrieving appropriate term from species database...] [culturally relevant term found] To support the integration of [Humans] into the greater cosmos, the System has been made available to you! Yes, you! As well as all other [Humans], but also you! The System will help you integrate mana into your [carbon-based flesh bodies], as well as taking on the burden of datamining your [brains] and determining what your affinities are. This process has a [68%] casualty rate when performed on [Human] simulators. You're welcome! NOTE: Due to a lack of data on [Human] affinity compatibility, the System has provided a series of tests and challenges to weed out inefficient affinities before official integration. There are even puzzles! Fun! NOTE NOTE: [Human] simulators have shown that most desirable reactions occur when the System is using Language Filter [387-B]. This filter is meant to encourage positive reactions in [highly empathetic] [needy] [easily scared] [squishy] living organisms. Look how you're being taken care of! Wow! Please share your positive responses with other [Humans]. Beginning datamining process now... Kira was... in the middle of something when the System came. Now, she is conflicted. On the one hand, apocalypse and end of life as she knew it. On the other hand, life as she knew it wasn't - well, it wasn't something she wanted to continue. She feels like she should be sad, or maybe angry is the right response? Kira's never been good with feeling how she is supposed to, but she knows that 'happy' definitely isn't the right answer. But, come on, the System prompt definitely mentioned mana, which means magic. Who wouldn't be excited about magic? And affinities seem to be tied to it. Kira hopes she'll be able to do something cool with her affinity, which is... Time? Time magic is fun, and I did put the Time Travel tag on here but know going in that it's a ways off. We'll start with time shenanigans pretty soon though. Cover art generated by me through Dream by Wombo.
Royal Road4.69· 768Goodreads4.00· 28K
Anti-heroGenius MCLitRPGSci-fi

1% Lifesteal

Robert Blaise

S87/100
1% Lifesteal (volume 1) is available on Amazon! Click this link to join the discord server! In a world of countless enemies, the right talent is all it takes to thrive. Freddy Stern, a twenty-one-year-old cashier, has lived a plain, albeit harsh life. Having been orphaned—twice—he's spent the last ten years working and staying out of trouble. His only aspiration is to save enough money to become an archhuman. His dream gets the jump on him when he barely survives a near-death encounter and finds himself with 1% Lifesteal, a bizarre talent with numerous contradictions and just as many uses. With every dead enemy, he becomes a bit stronger, a little wiser, and a lot more ruthless. And no matter how much damage he takes, he can always put himself back together. Physically, at least. But on his path to power, after having to look at the rotting guts of archhuman society again and again, can his talent keep his mind and soul as pristine as his body? Or will that part of him simply remain broken? This story is an escalating slow burn and a weak-to-overpowered progression fantasy with LitRPG elements. It takes a while for the action to begin in earnest, but once it comes, it rarely slows down. What to expect: - MC is a relatively normal guy before becoming someone extraordinary through hard work, aided by a cheat! - Complex power system! -Expansive worldbuilding! - Hardcore grinding! -Brutal fights! Current Schedule: New chapters are posted when they are finished. It can take days to weeks.
Royal Road4.57· 2.6KGoodreads4.38· 5.3K
Anti-heroDungeon CrawlingGrimdarkOverpowered MCSci-fiSecondary World+2

The Ripple System

Kyle Kirrin

S87/100
Corporate flameout Ned Altimer dreams of leaving his world behind. So when Earthblood Online splashes onto the VRMMO scene, he dives in and never looks back.His advantages are twofold: exclusive access to the game’s three-day Head Start period, and a ridiculously handsome talking axe named Frank who has knowledge of the game’s deepest secrets…if the magnificent Frank ever feels like sharing them.But those advantages also make Ned a target. Once the Head Start period ends, his fellow players will stop at nothing to rip that suave, violent-yet-disarmingly-charismatic axe right out of his hands.In seventy-two hours, the greatest manhunt in gaming history is set to begin.It’s gonna be a lot of fun.
Goodreads4.44· 4.8K
Anti-heroCompetent MCGameLitLitRPGVRMMO

A Practical Guide to Sorcery [BOOK 6 STUBBING JULY 24]

AzaleaEllis

S86/100
In a world where magic is a science, Siobhan is a genius. But even geniuses need schooling. When Siobhan stumbled into the theft of a priceless magical book, she thought her dreams of becoming the world's most powerful sorcerer were destroyed. But then a mysterious spell changed her life forever... Siobhan is now wearing the body of a strange man and has a new identity—Sebastien. With a new chance for a new start, she allies herself with a local gang—secretly a revolutionary party funding itself through crime. Now, she is bound by vow to repay them in magic and favors. But as Sebastien's reputation begins to bloom, and Siobhan's old enemies still lurk in the shadows, she quickly realizes that the secrets of this world are deeper and darker than she ever could have imagined. Forced to juggle the two sides of her double life, Siobhan is determined to uncover the truth and take control of the name they gave her - The Raven Queen.
Royal Road4.75· 2.2K
Anti-heroLGBTQ+Overpowered MCSchoolSecondary WorldUrban Fantasy

The Iron Teeth: A Goblin's Tale

ClearMadness

S86/100
A new, darker age is dawning. The greed of kings has ignited a seemingly endless war. As men fight, the monsters of the untamed wilds are devouring the frontier. Villages are abandoned as fields go fallow. Murderous bandits roam the desolation. None of that matters to a nameless goblin slave. He just wants to eat as much food as he can shove into his mouth when no one is looking, but fate runs a twisted course, so instead he is whisked away to the far off Iron Teeth Mountains. To stay alive, he will have to evolve into something more than a simple goblin, and carve a bloody path through the forests of the North. However, first he has to get over his crippling fear of trees, and survive in a place where everything considers him to be the perfect size for a quick snack... Expanded and edited books are availible at Amazon. Don't forget to vote every week at TopWebFiction, thanks.
Royal Road4.65· 3.4KGoodreads4.00· 1
Anti-heroComedyGrimdarkNon-human MC